University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department: School of Medicine, Office of the Dean

Job Title: Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance

Position #: 00850401 – Requisition #: 40460

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Job Summary:

The Executive Vice Dean (EVD) for Finance and Administration is the senior-most executive responsible for leading the organization’s financial operations. This individual serves as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team. The position oversees the financial health of CU Medicine, the region’s largest and most comprehensive multispecialty physician group practice. CU Medicine is an international authority and a leading academic medical and research institution. The position serves as the School of Medicine’s chief financial and administrative executive, reporting directly to the Dean. The School of Medicine (SOM) is the largest school on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

The EVD provides strategic leadership for the SOM across financial planning, research administration, clinical enterprise finance, facilities and capital planning, IT, HR, compliance, risk management, investments, and operational services.

The EVD provides enterprise-wide financial leadership for CU Medicine translating complex revenue streams, clinical operations, and academic mission requirements into a fiscal strategy that ensures long-term organizational sustainability and positions the institution for continued growth across its clinical, research and educational enterprise.

The EVD partners with executive leadership of CU Anschutz, UCHealth, University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, National Jewish Hospital, Denver Health, and other key affiliates to advance the School’s academic, clinical, research, and community missions.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership & Planning

- Serve as the senior administrative and fiscal executive in the SOM and for the CU Medicine Faculty Practice for financial matters, policy development, and program evaluation.

- Lead development and oversight of multi-year financial strategies aligned with School and Practice priorities, including scenario planning, sensitivity analyses, and contingency strategies.

 - Direct long-range operating and capital planning processes; lead prioritization of investments (faculty hires, research infrastructure, facilities, IT).

- Oversee all fiscal affairs of the SOM and CU Medicine, including preparation and oversight of the operating budget, monitoring cash flow and expenditure plans, fund management, and grants and contracts management.

- Establish and monitor KPIs and financial dashboards to track margin, liquidity, sponsored program yield, clinical revenue performance, and return on investment for major initiatives.<